Baroque Music

1600-1750

Baroque Solo Instrumental Music

Handouts

Week 1A Baroque Music (Suite and Trio Sonata)

Week 1B Baroque Music (Canon and Fugue)

Week 1 Figured Bass Notation

Assignment 1 (Trio Sonata)

Listening

Dance Suite

A set of dance-inspired pieces.

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Trio Sonata

A chamber work for two violins and basso continuo.

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Canon

Two or more voices play the same melody at different time.

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Fugue and Concertos

Handouts

Week 2 Baroque Music (Baroque Concertos)

Antonio Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 3 No. 6

Week 2 Assignment (Concerto Grosso)

Listening

Fugue

A polyphonic work in imitative texture based on a subject.

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Solo Concerto

An orchestral work featuring a soloist.

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Concerto Grosso

An orchestral work featuring more than one soloist.

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Baroque Vocal Music

Handouts

Week 3A Baroque Music (Mass and Cantata)

Week 3B Baroque Music (Operas)

Assignment 3 (Baroque Opera)

Listening

Mass

A choral work for Catholic church service.

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Cantata

A choral work for Lutheran church service.

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Opera

A dramatic work performed in theatre.

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Oratorio – Handel's Messiah

Handouts

Week 4 Baroque Music (Handel's Messiah)

Assignment 4 (Baroque Oratorio)

Listening

Handel's Messiah

A dramatic work based on a biblical story.

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